MUSI 2520 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Grammy Award For Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Jam Master Jay, Hardcore Hip Hop
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D"s for never dirty, mc for mostly clean - innovated by rapping. - onstage, dressed in black jeans, unlaced adidas sneakers, and fedoras, run-d. m. c. made a huge impression on legions of kids discovering rap for the first time. -first rappers to turn up on mtv, saturday night live and the cover of rolling stone. They were the first rap act nominated for a grammy award (best r&b vocal performance by a group),they even turned up at live-aid and on american bandstand. - run (joseph simmons), d. m. c. (darryl mcdaniels), and (the late) jam master jay (jason mizell) - was an american hip hop group from middle- class neighborhood hollis, queens founded in 1981. - run went to laguardia college(mortuary science) dmc went to st johns university. - first single, it"s like that", which won acclaim amongst the local b-boys, also became a top 20 r&b hit.
